The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-22
BILLS OF IMPORTANCE.
MR.. DEAN PROPOSES THAT THE
STATE ROAD BE SOLD.


STATE ROAD BE SOLD.
The Minimum Price Fixed at Sc, $780,
500, and the Money to be Used in
Paying OFF the State Debt-Mr. Rob
erts Anxious to Have the Governor
| Watch the Road Closely-The Brady
Bill Passed.
! ATLANTA, GA, July 21.-In the Senate
| this morning after the Journal had been read,
| Mr.. Pringle, rising to a question of priv
| lege, repudiated the following in to-days
| Constitution:
Senator Pringle, one Of the prominent
| Prohibition leaders of the State, said last
night that the bill will go through the Sen
| ate with a rush The prohibition sentiment
is strong in the Senate, ard there will be no
attempt TO delay action. It will, doubtless,
be read the first time today, and vote
will be reached probably on Saturday"
He denied having talked with a reporter
or used any such language, which was an
utter misrepresentation, as the bill can
hardly be reached for action before next
week
The following new bills were introduced;
BY Mr.. Dean of the Forty-SecOnd district
"A bill to authorize and direct the sale OF
the Western and Atlantic railroad.
| BY Mr.. Hand, of the Ninth district-A
| bill to amend section L. 97 Of the Code
BY Mr., James of the Thrty-sixth district
! A bill TO make the Judges of city courts
/ competent and qualified topresde in the ,Su-
/ perior Courts of the State.
! BY Mr. Robertsaes the Fourteenth district
! A bill to regulate the practice on motions
! for new trials. Also resolution reciting that
mn Tpg, bogr no Con
| eral Assembly that the property Of the Western
| and Atlantic railroad is in imminent danger of
being seriously impaired in value by the lesSeeS
| removing rolling stock, steel rails and other pOr
! tons Of the property
| RrSoiucd That 1t is the sense of the General
| Assembly that the Governor shall watch care
fully the conduct of said eSsees, and if it shall
! appear that any attempt is made to so interfere
| with the property, that he should declare the
| lease forfeited and at once take possession of
| the property.
| By Mr. Powell, of the Twenty-second
| district-A bill to authorize Judges of the
| Superior Courts to call special terms of the
courts for the purpose OF granting charters
| to corporations Also bill defining con-
! tract of fidelity insurance, and to provide
! for incorporated fidelity insurance com
panies, sureties on the bonds required by
| law, etc.
BILLS PASSED.
| The following bills We're passed:
A bill to provide for the approving and
| filing Of the official bonds of county school
| commissioners.
A bill to transfer the county of Twiggs
| from the Oconee to the Macon judicial cir
| cult
A bill TO change the time of holding county
! elections, with an adverse committee report
! 1t was read the second time and the report
was agreed to-
| A bill defining where suits in which con
victs are parties shall be brought and the
practice in the same, was read the third
| time, and it was proposed by the committee
| tOmake lessees liable for the expense of a
convict's appearance. After some debate
| the bill was tabled
The bill TO incorporate the Macon and
Florida Railroad Company was read the
third time and passed with certain amend
ments by the committee
A bill to provide for a justice court house
| i'll each militia district i'll this State. The
bill provides that the court house shall
| be built ION the recommendation
of the grand jury of the county, and a spe-
| Cial tax for the same levied in each district
for this purpose A substitute was proposed
| by the committee that the cost should be
| met by the levy of a county tax The sub
stitute was agreed to and the bill passed
The House wine room bill was read the
first time.
The hour of meeting was changed from 0
to 10 O'Clock a. IN.
Tomorrow is set apart for memorial ex-
ercises in honor of the late Senators Smith
| and Ward.
MR.. DEANS BILL.
Mr.. Deans bill directing the sale of the
| State road specifics as a minimum price for
| the road IS, $50, 800, a sum exactly equal to
the State debt, excepting some University
bonds The payments fall due thirty days
before the dates of maturity of the States